Directions for making anatomical preparations : formed on the basis of Pole, Marjolin and Breschet, and including the new method of Mr. Swan / by Usher Parsons.
- Usher Parsons
- Date:
- 1831
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Directions for making anatomical preparations : formed on the basis of Pole, Marjolin and Breschet, and including the new method of Mr. Swan / by Usher Parsons. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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